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Removal Of A Small Bone In The Hand

Pennsylvania rates for HCPCS 26185

This is a surgical procedure to remove a small bone in the hand that is causing pain or is otherwise a problem. The exact bone removed depends on the specific issue being treated, and the goal is to relieve pain or restore normal hand function. It's performed by a hand or orthopedic surgeon.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Small Bone In The Hand cost?

$5,810

Typical total for the visit. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,810 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $562 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,248 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$562$513 to $692
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,248$2,818 to $7,244

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,248 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $8,511Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $479 to $933
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,248professional $562

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$831.76
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$57,543.99
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,122.02
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,122.02
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,071.52
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$8,511.38
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$2,398.83
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$630.96
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,737.80
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,096.48

Where Pennsylvania sits

The same service costs 7.7 times more in Hawaii than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

Pennsylvania· 10th of 50

$5,810

$562 physician + $5,248 facility

HI $8,515WV $1,112

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.